Ingredients

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel potatoes, and cut into 1-inch chunks. Place in a large saucepan, and add enough cold water to cover by about 2 inches. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until tender and easily pierced with a paring knife, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a colander to drain; return to pan, cover, and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp and browned, turning once. Transfer to paper towels to drain; let cool, and crumble into pieces.

3. Using a fork, mash the potatoes in pan until light and fluffy. Add the cream cheese, butter, and sour cream, and stir until combined and smooth. Add the chives, 2 cups cheddar cheese, half the bacon, salt, and pepper. Stir until well combined.

4. Transfer to a buttered 3-quart baking dish. Top with remaining ½ cup cheddar cheese. Bake until top is slightly golden and potatoes are heated through, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven; garnish with remaining bacon. Serve immediately.

33 Responses to Mashed Potatoes with Bacon & Cheddar

Because of size of its grains, kosher salt usually has less sodium per teaspoon than other kinds of table salt and therefore a less “salty” taste. If you were to use that measurement with say iodized salt it would be way too salty. GREG

I made this recipe for the first time on Thursday, for dinner guests yesterday. It was very successful. Everyone raved about how delicious the mashed potatoes were and most people had second helpings. Thank you for the recipe.

Thank you for your speedy reply. We have just finished the leftovers, which my husband and I had as a side dish with our large salad. We savoured every bite. I think the next time I make these potatoes I will freeze them in smaller portions so that we can enjoy them some weekday evening after a busy workday.

This was amazing. I had some ricotta cheese left over from a pizza (about 4oz), so I used 4oz cream cheese and the other 4oz ricotta. The taste of this is even better than loaded mashed potatoes from Texas Roadhouse.